Player Profile

Leilani Mitchell

Bio: Mitchell adds to the growing number of established WNBA players making the WNBL their off-season basketball destination, with the talented guard bringing six years of WNBA experience to the Rangers roster.

The winner of the WNBA Most Improved Player for 2010, Mitchell, whose mother was Australian, has become a star for the New York Liberty since the 2008 draft day trade landed her in the Big Apple.

A renowned creative guard, Mitchell also brings a career three-point shooting percentage of 41 percent to the table.

Career Highlights: Drafted at 25th overall in the 2008 WNBA Draft by the Phoenix Mercury, WNBA Most Improved Player: 2010, All-time leader in steals at University of Idaho: 323, LFB Import Player of the Year: 2010.